GIáO áN TIếNG ANH LớP 8 Năm học 2010
2011
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Tuần 17
Tiết 49
Ngày soạn: 28 / 11 / 2010
Ngày dạy : 06 / 12 / 2010
Unit 8: Countryside and city life
Lesson 4: Read
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
Read and understand the text about the problems of people from the countryside
moving to the city.
They will also be able to complete the summary.
II. Language content
Vocabulary: rural, believe, struggle, typhoon, flood
Grammar: The present simple tense.
III. Method
Ask answer.
Individual.
Pair work.
Teamwork.
III. Teaching aids:
Ts & Ss books.
Tape and cassette.
Posters.
Flashcards.
Pictures.
IV. Procedure:
1. Warm up (7 minutes)
Teacher Students
- Ask Ps some questions:

+ over crowding (n) = strain (n)
+ urban (n)
+ migrant (n)
- Practice in chorus.
- Practice individually.
- Write down.
- Play the game in two teams.
- Listen to the tape then answer the
guiding question: They move to the city so
that they can get well-paid jobs.
3. While reading (18 minutes)
- Have Ps look at the text and read it.
- Have Ss read the text.
- Have Ss works in groups to find out the
missing words in the paragraph using the
word in the text.
- Ask them to give the answers.
- Remark and give the feedback.
People from the countryside are (1) ..
their (2) .. to go and live in the (3)
Farming can sometimes be a difficult life
and these people from (4) .. areas feel
the (5) offers more opportunities.
However, many people coming to the city
create (6) .. There may not be enough (7)
.. or (8) .., while water and electricity
supplies may not be adequate. This is a (9)
facing governments around the (10)
.
- Call Ss to practice the text in front of the

- Compare the answer with their partners.
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e. a terrible event
f. of the city or city life.
- Call some Ss to write their answer on the
board.
- Check the answers and give the feedback.
- Some Ss write their answers on board.
a. rural d. strain
b. plentiful e. tragedy
c. increase f. urban
4. Post reading (7 minutes)
*Discussion:
- Ask students to discuss the situation: If
you were a Minister, what would you do for
farmers?
- Work in 4 groups.
+ build more streets, theaters, stadiums,
+ build more schools, hospitals,
+ provide clean water, electricity, facilities,

+ build factories,
5. Homework (3 minutes)
Learn by heart the new words
Read the text again and write the answer to the question: If you were a Minister, what
would you do for farmers?

2. Pre writing (10 minutes)
- Have Ps look at the text book and read the
out line then compare with the one in Unit 5
again then have them put the out line in
order.
- Have Ps work in groups of four students to
write a letter by answering the questions
below:
? Where do you live?
? What does your house look like?
? What can you see from your bedroom
window?
? How far is it from your house to school?
? How do you get to school?
? What kinds of facilities are there in your
neighborhood?
? What thing in your neighborhood do you
like best? Why?
- Look at the book.
- Read the outline of the letter.
1. Put the outline for an informal letter in the
correct order
- Heading: + Writers address
+ Date
+ Dear
- Opening
- Body of letter
- Closing
- Work in four groups to prepare for writing
by answering the questions on the draft.

Do you have a library like that in your
neighborhood?
Is there any thing interesting in your home
town?
Write to me soon and tell me about your
neighborhood.
I d like to say goodbye now. I m looking
forward to hearing from you soon
Love,
4. Post writing (7 minutes)
*Correction:
- Choose some of the letters to correct in the
class.
Wrong
-My family has a small home
-There are a stadium and a nice park
-Is there any thing interesting where you
live?
-Im looking forwards to hearing..
-Dear...
Right
-My family has a small house
-There is a stadium and a nice park
-Is there any thing interesting in the place
you live?
-Im looking forward to hearing..
-Dear...,
5. Homework (3 minutes)
Learn by heart the new words.
Complete the writing.